isaiah53 said:i absolutely love mine, it does everything i want from a brush. YMMV as they say.
Helveticum said:Your description doesn't look anything like the 3 Muehles I've owned.
Helveticum said:Tips are soft, that's all. It's the best brush for face lathering and using with soaps I've tried, and I've tried quite a few
including high end ones.
Anyway, no point in arguing, score of people have found how good Muhle products are, but you're entitled to your opinion.
PhilD said:As a potential synthetic buyer, can I ask the owners what size their respective Muehles are please? (Just incase there is an issue with a particular size.)
isaiah53 said:i thought the whole idea of these brushes was that they have soft tips and a strong backbone, everything ive read about them, and my own experience of this brush, points to that.
i dont think that in itself is a manafacturing fault, i think its the nature of the beast.
Mr Happy said:Vetinari, I'm going to chime in, in favour of most of what you've said. I also have a Muhle Silvertip Fibre 21mm. 8-10 months ago I posted similar issues either on here or the shavenook and people said that I must have created the hole by pushing the brush into the soap and my face too hard, however I was quite sure the hole was there from the very beginning. It's nice to see that someone else has experienced the same issues as me! In my original post, someone more experienced with brushes than I suggested the following two things:
Firstly, be careful not to use water hotter than 60 degrees, if it's too hot for your skin, it's too hot for a brush, even a synthetic one.
Secondly, after using the brush and shaking off excess water, wrap a small elastic band around it, about one third down from the top of the brush until the next use. I kept doing that for a month or so an it made a big difference to the hole size, but did not get rid of it completely. Obviously not too tight, just enough to close the hole and pull it all in a bit.
Now, regarding the softness of the brush, I am a bit torn, I love how soft it is on my face, however, I also like something a bit more scritchy sometimes so that it lifts the bristles better. Any suggestions anyone? (I'd rather it was a decent synthetic and had a slightly more modern handle than the Omegas etc). Re backbone, mine does have a fair amount, but I would have liked more, as I also feel that it doesn't lather up soap as well as it could.
Having said all this, I do still like this brush a lot.
Just found the post:
http://shavenook.com/thread-muhle-silvertip-fibre-possible-manufacturing-issue
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